Amedeo Della Valle - Italy and Ohio State

With just one previous appearance in a European youth event, the average European fan could be excused for questioning: "Della who?" With injuries hampering his summers of the past, the 20-year-old stayed injury-free in 2013 to reveal his true talent, taking an outside-ranked Italian team all the way to gold medal glory at the U20 European Championship in Tallinn, Estonia. He was the prominent Azzurri player in the gold medal game, providing five rebounds to go with 19 points, earning himself tournament MVP honours.